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The European Parliament approved legislation that will require all mobile device makers to use a single, interoperable charger that works with both smartphones and tablets. The new legislation builds on top of existing rules that require phone makers to use the same charge port (microUSB); the new thing is that tablets are now part of…
India’s Karbonn won’t be the only handset maker with a dual-boot smartphone; Huawei is planning to join this trend, as well. Speaking to TrustedReviews, Huawei’s CMO Shao Yang, said that the firm is still committed to Microsoft’s platform, but the preference is to dual-boot it alongside Android. “With Windows Phone, one direction for us –…
The soon to be launched Windows Phone 8.1 will bring along a number of changes and improvements. One of them will be in the camera department with the new app rocking few additional features that allow users to take that much better photos. What you’re about to see is how the updated camera app looks…
Microsoft is apparently giving away Windows Phone for free to certain handset makers, The Times of India is reporting. According to their findings which come from unnamed executives, the two of the country’s OEMs, Karbonn and Lava (Xolo), will both get the platform free of charge. The move comes as part of the bigger strategy…
EE UK announced that it is now offering customers access to superfast 4G LTE connectivity in France and Spain. The deals are the first of a series of outbound roaming agreements that will allow EE customers to enjoy 4G speeds in the world’s most popular travel destinations. The next “batch of countries” that includes the…
HTC decided to slash the price of its current flagship model by $100, bringing the total cost down to $499. While we still think that’s a great purchase — considering all the bells and whistles the One packs — we’re not sure now’s the right time to buy “one” of these. In just two weeks,…
What you see above is the next Hongmi / Redmi phone from Xiaomi, as seen by Chinese Tenaa, which is the country’s equivalent of the FCC. Just as we’ve heard before, the successor to the wildly popular Hongmi smartphone will grow in size, dumping a 4.7-inch display for a bigger 5.5-inch one. The screen resolution,…
While Samsung will be cramming TouchWIZ UI in its Tizen-based smartphones, Intel will have something different. The chip-maker’s Obsidian UI will look a bit different from the software we’ve seen from major vendors. The visible distinction comes in the form of diamond-shaped widgets, icons and even notifications. In addition, Obsidian will also use a lot…
Gameloft announced that it will be launching the Amazing Spider-Man 2 game in April, a month before the movie hits the theaters. Users of Android, iOS and Windows Phone 8 devices will all be able to join the web-slinging action taking place in the streets of Manhattan. Compared to the original Amazing Spider-Man, the sequel…
Google may be close to signing a lease in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood, Crain’s New York is reporting. This in turn would make it the company’s first standalone retail store next to several high-end retailers, such as Apple, Paul Smith, Hugo Boss, Ralph Lauren, B&B Italia, Camper, Stella McCartney, Louis Vuitton and Tiffany & Co. The…